Desk.



E. G. BUDD.

DESK.

APPLIUATION'PILED J'Almv, 1909.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

.3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

E. G. BUDD.

DESK. APPLIOATIO'N FILED'IAILM, 1909.

Patented ,Dec. 10,1912.

anus-slum 2.

E. G. BUDD.

DESK. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1909.

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ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

nnwann G. 3mm, or'rmnan'nnrnia, rsnnsnvama, assrenoa, Br mnsns assidurasnrs, 'ro HALE m. mascamcomranr, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, a cearona'non or nsnawaaca.

Specification of Letter; Patent.

i PatentedDec. 10, 1912.

ments in Desks, of which the following is-a specification.

This invention relates to desks for use in school rooms and assembly halls.

The'inventionis directed to the provision of a desk of an improved construction and particularly to one which ismade largely or ent-irelcy of metal so as to be fire-proo Other the structure may e more readily kept clean and in a sanitary condition that ample room is provided for the students feet and that great strength and rigidity of the structure and sim licity of thefconstruction are obtained toget or with low manufactun ing cost.

hOne feature of the invention consists in t e large y or entirely of sheet-metal, the bottom and sides of the box being referably made from a sin is piece of s est-metal pressed to the desired form. The corners of the box thus made are rounded so that damage or injury to persons by bein thrown against the desk is minimized an neat fillets are provided within the box reducing the liability of the collection of dirt therein and facilitatin cleaning. is supported upon a pc estal, preferably one having a base portion and two arms extending upwardly therefrom one sup orting a seat and the other lying in rear the seatsupport and having t e desk-box secured thereon. When the desk-box is made of sheet-metal, it is undesirable to secure the bottom of the box directly "to the pedestal which su ports it as such a structure is not suiiicient y rigid. Instead I employ a metallic member between the box and the standard which supports it, the memberbe ing secured to the large-area so the box and being so shapedt at it extehds ottom 10f the box over a well out toward the side# edges of the' boxsons to contribute to the rigidity of-"thestructure.

esirable features of the desk madein accordance with. the. invention are thatthere are few lodging)places for dirt so that rovision of a desk-box constructed The box that it materiall strengthens My invention further involves certain improvements'in the construction of the top of the box and the parts pertaining thereto which will hereinafter be fully described.

.. I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of a desk and chair, the pedestal therefor being broken away impart, Fig. 2 is a lan view of the same Fig. 3 1s a section 0 the desk-box on .line 3-8 of Fig. 2; Fi 4 is a transverse section on line 4-4 of *1g.'2; Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional detail views illustrating modi fied forms of top construction; Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation showing the seat construction; Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view inL, section -1llustrating the construction shown in Fig. 7; and Figs. 9 and 10 are views similar to Figs. 7 and 8, illustrating a modification of the seat construction. Referring to these drawings, 1 indicates a hollow edestal referably constructed of pressed 5 eet-meta this having a base or Ody-portion of circular or oval section provided'with a flange 2 at its lower end whereby the pedestal may be secured to the floor. At the upper end of the base portion two integral arms branch one forwardly and the other rearwardly. Upon the upper end of the forward arm 3 is secured a seat 4 of any suitable construction, here shown as a wooden seat provided with a wooden back 5 though, as will be understood, the seat and back may be made of metal. The rear arm 6 extends to a eater height than arm 3 and has the deskex 7 secured thereto. The box 7 is constructed largely or entirely of metal, the bottom, sides and forward end thereof being preferably formed from a sin.- gle piece of sheet-metal by pressing the same to a rectangular configuration as shown.

The bottom of the box 7 is not wcured directly to the arm 6 of the pedestal but instead a piece is mounted between these two parts and suitably secured thereto. This piece serves the double purpose of strengthen ng'the bottom of the box 7 and transmitting'strams from points on the box adjacent to the" ed as thereof direct to the pedestal. For this purpose I have shown a piece 8 having the formof a shallow pan and consistin ofa sheet-metal iece pressed mtoformn he piece 8 is o substantial the securing means for, fastening the deskbox upon. the pedestal,; also. prov-ides a double-bottom for the box, thus greatly stiffening the construction.

- At the openingto the interior of the box,

theedges of the sheet-metal piece from which tlie sidesan'd bottom are made are turned over as shown at 9 in Figs. 1 and 3 so as to avoid,rough edges which might cause injury and catch the clothing. To the upper edges of the sides of the box are secured edge-strips '10, these being strips of sheet-metal pressed'toa transverse curvature' so as to'form therein'a lengthwise bead. The strips 10. are secured to the sides 11 of the box in any suitable manner with the beads 12 in the strips lyingjust above the upper edges of the sides. Extending betweenthe sides 11 of the box and secured at their ends thereto so as to brace them are two transverse strips 13 and-l ieach provided withoneor more corrugations to give it greater strength and rigidity as shown at 15. .The strips 13 and 14.- may be of sheetmetal and have their ends downwardly tlhrned and secured to the sides 11 o the box or the strips 10 affixed thereto. he strip 14 at the forward part of the desk is-pro vided with an integral extension 16 bent to suitable form, as that shown in Fig. 3, to provide a pen-rack, the e'dge of this extension being carried downwardly and secured:

to the back of the box. In the strip 14 is an opening for an ink-well 17, thisbeing held'in position by a piece18 secured to the under side of the strip 14; so as to receive a flange on the ink-well. The ends of the pen-rack formed by the extension 16 are closed by'rnet'allic-pieces 19 which may be castings and which are secured in position in any suitable manner.

The tbp of the desk sho wfi'in'Figsil to 4 i is made of wood and is preferably mounted to'slide upon the sides of the box so that a person using the desk'may draw the top toward him for greater convenience, and in so doing the ink-well is uncovered. The top 20 has strips 21 ofsheet-metal secured to the under side thereof adjacent and parallel to the side edges thereof. T ese strips are shaped to receive the heads 9 on the strips '10 so that the top is guided in its-forward and ,rearward movement and held against lateral movement.

In order to prevent excessive movement of the top of'the desk a stop 22 is secured to the under side of the top 20-and adapted to engage the cross-strip 13. Preferably the for\\'ard edge of the top 20 isc'ut to correspond with the shapeof the portion of the pen-rack ltilying directly in front of it, as shown in Fig. 3. Y v V Referrin -to Fig. 5, a slight modification of the construction above described is shown. the parts 10, 11, 12 and 13-being substantially the same as those illustrated in Figs. 1 to t. Instead of using wood inthe con- 4 struction of the t'op.of the desk, the top 23, shown in .Fig. 5, consists of a piece of sheet-metalcut to the' shape desired for the topjof the desk and having its edges'curled downwardly to correspond with-the beads 12 on the edge strips 10; When such a top is employed the structure is entirely fireproof but this constructionis open to the ob-. ection that the metal of the desk top would chill the ar and hand of the studentusing the desk. Th various ways among which is the application to the upper surface of the top'23 of a thick coating of paint of special composition such as to resist the transmission of the chilling effect of the metal. j. g -In Fig. 6 is'shown a further modification in which a. sheet-metal top for the desk is employed. .In this figure theparts 10, 11, 12

is may be guarded-against in a nd'13 are also substantially'similar to the corresponding parts of Figs. 1 to- 4. The. top of the, desk consists of a -rectangular piece of sheet-inetal24 andsecured to the under side of this piece at the lateral edges thereof are strips 25 of U shaped crosssection which extend around beads 12 on the strips -l0-so as to guide the top-in its movement. A sheet 'of material wh ch will transmit. heat 'but' poorly is applied to the upper surface of. the sheet-metal top 24.

Such a sheet is shown at 26 and consists'of. hard fiber or a composition ofa similar nature. The fiber sheet '26 is's'ecured to the metallic sheet 24 by means of edge strips 27 of U-shaped'cross-section which overlap the lateral edges of the fiber sheetandfextend around the U-shapededge strips 25.

It will be seen thatin accordance with the construction above described, a desk-box and seat are supfifrted on a single pedestal, the

base of which is comparatively small so that the floor under thedesk'and. chair can be readily kept in" a. sanitarv"condition'and beof attractive appearance and to avoid v injury to persons by beingthrown against the desk, and on theinterior of the desk-box the corners are all rounded sothat dirt will be easily andthoroughly cleaned.

.-not collect therein and so'that the box may The construetior; (lebifi'iiqhl Way the tit-ally fireproof and accordance with Figs. 5; eh i (3 fire-proof, a feature which is of importance since such desks are frequently used in school rooms where the students are children and must be protected in every possible way against the dangers of fires.

In the foregoing, the seat has been re ferred to as being made of wood :r l i* shown in Figs, 1 to (3. Howe-:03 if it i sired to use metal to a greater ennui order to make the structure Eli, proof against fire the seat a? mrueted of metal, 22% shown in li in these figures, 1 indicates the pee em], will; i

lid on arm 1:

its arm 23 supporting; the simport-ing the desk hox as i re. is made of sheet-metal and preferably mired upon the arm in se mtially lln Shir, :iimmer as that employ ,1 in sxuring: the deslibox upon the arm 5. sheehmetul. pzm slmped piece 36 einph 5e: med. to the under side of l, sent and an outwurdlyextending flange the er arm 3 in any suitable mannel by hieii or welding or by employing rivets or bol The seat proper may consist of one or o pieces of sheetme'tal pressed to the prop.

configuration, and in either case the upper surface of the metal covered in such my ner as to guard against a chillies; effect o to Contact with the metal;

in Figs. 7 and 8, a singl 31 is bent to form lhe sent, floflvard edge being curled In pressing this plum; rations 32 are prefer strengthen the h, uctim-t laid she-e? 33 of ui will lzalm'ill l. heat but preferably i roof. i: made of fiber. The edg are bo nd in lhe met 11:25 :w i of sheer-iii sl'HiWi ill the mo sheets.

I n Figs, 9 and 10, another 1hr structing the seal: is shemm tin of two sheet-metal pieces bent conform *4. the shape desired and l lc. These two have ":H- i r flanges 3? z, edg s r l wi l are secured togei or Welding in z; mbling; tie 1 b6. To guard agehast ull the meml a coming 39 0;

eost a lid The suit 1i this helm l which is u nou-(oinlueior of heat is applied to the upper surface of the seat and back.

I Having de xrrilwd my invention. What I g elaim as no therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent, oi the United States is:

1. In a desr. :1 desk'box having the bottom, sides and end thereof formed from a single piere of sheet-metal, a top for the box. and. corrugatedsheei nietz l strips exlending betoecn said sides at the upper Us thereof but below said top and seuued at their ends to said sides, substantially as; set forth.

In a desk, :1 desk-box having a bottom, end and side a top for said box movable upon said :EUQS in the plane in which lies, and a sheet-metal piece extending between said side's below said top and secured at its ends to ihesides near the upper edgy ihereol. s1 portion of said piece being e. tended upwardly above said movable top and then. away from said top, and the more of said l' mm'ying'its edge lin gemeui with said upwardly-extendwl ortiou, euljmtanimlly as set forth.

7%. in :1 desk. 21 desk-box having b fmora; ml and sides. a top or said ljwx, u M A i lelul piece extend g between said sil said to and *ured at its ends in; m new the upper ed es thereof, a periiim 5 uxfended above the time I box at (he rear Q'e of said lop and 1w i'orl: l prmule penwaeli, mul

mums in; ring the edgy of said porlion lo said end of the box, shbshuitislly set Kieth.

In a desk, at desk-box having a bottom, nd and sides, a top for said box. a sheeta g between said sides (L-ma l zit its ends to r-s thereof, a \ten leil al twe bui'lg {oi-died to pro hm'ill v memlimr: Letl r nsfiul sides adjacent its ends secured to 2 t p m ring with said edge smble relatively to the sides of bmz. d .n'zeans for arresting the more lent of said, top in such position that its 5 leeward edge overlaps said crossstrip, subrel 'iallfv set forth. t is A deslg a desk-box comprising hoti leer. sides and an end formed of a single oi eheet-meiul edge strips of sheet- :seazured to said sides at the upper hereof, two sheebmetnl croesetrips lee g between said sides and secured at men: ends thereto one adjacent to said end and the other, adjacent to th e open end of I This specification signed and witnessed the box, a top supported by said edge-strips this 22nd day of January, 1909.

and movable thereon, and means forv arres? EDVARD RUDD.

mg t I movement of, sald top 1n such posl- 5 tion that its forward edge overlaps the first- Witnesses:

named of said cross-strips, substantially as I R. M. F RTES,

set fort-11.. P. J. TUCKER. 

